Microhabitat segregation of the amphipod genus Gammarus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the northern Baltic sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Korpinen, Samuli ^a,b   Westerbom, Mats ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Helsinki Commission   (Finland)

^c Natural Heritage Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MICROHABITAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMPATRY; ZONATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARIDEA; GAMMARUS;

EID: 77949267701     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1323-x     Document Type: Article

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